i found out yesterday (at least at my dealership) that they list 3 different prices: cost, list, price. i was looking for a trans position sensor for my 5spd and i was looking over on the computer monitor when he pulled the part#. so the cost was listed as $11.xx, the list was $19.xx, and the price was $33.xx. so the parts guy knows me and was gonna charge me $19, and then i said, what is the price column for? and he's just like.... well that's just what we charge some people (i bet they take advantage of women and the elderly). and apparently the cost is what the dealership pays. i was talking to the parts guy and he told me he pays 10-15% over cost. so anyway, i asked him if there's anyway i can get it for cost, he's like no, but i can give you the part for $15 =). sooooooooo, ya just sharing what i learned @ the dealership today.

 

Nothing new, all places do that..

 

Yeah, when other dealships have service work done, they stick'em. The dealship I worked at would bend anybody over that worked at another dealer. As well, if you looked like you had money, you paid the price.

 

Ya dealers can be worked with. I used to get 4 dolla oil filters : But not anymore

 

That's so funny, so the guy convinced you that he was doing you a favor by selling it to you at list? That's a new scam if you ask me.

Cost means nothing, like I said with the amazing OEM oil filter deal I got. They guy didn't have change (I would not pay $5 each that's no discount) so he just gave me 3 for $10. You don't think he was making a profit at that price? Of course he was. He probably put the full $10 in his own pocket, that *(&()&)&*()&)*(. Where's the sales tax? If you run your own business these types really break your profits....

 

well, i actually had to pay the cashier lady, and i got a receipt and everything. okay so i may not be gettin a deal, but i looked up this part online, and i get a discount @ jerryromenissan and it came out to be cheaper (about the same, but if i ordered from jerryrome i would have had to pay shipping). so i'm just saying i am happy cuz i wouldn't have been able to get this part anywhere else for cheaper.

 

they dont only do this with parts but also with cars!

 

Dealerships can be trusted as far as you can thrown them. I understand they are like any business that needs to turn a reasonable profit to keep the doors open but they look for any opporunity to prey on the misinformed, naive and trusting individiuals whether it be on service, parts or vehicles. I used to work for one so I know firsthand some of their tactics.

 

thats why its best to get most parts elsewhere, or try to bargain them down.

 

What a shocker they make me so

 

yup, i've learned that the best thing to do for me so far is to look up the part# i need online, which is cheaper than at the dealer. and bring it in and say, hey, i can get this part for this much, can you match it? and the guy at the dealership knows me so he usually does and it works well cuz i don't have to pay shipping either.

 

Thats called business. Buy low sell high = profit!!!
Oh do you really think it cost Nissan $30K to make your Maxima?? HAHAHAHAHAHA

 

or better yet.. just buy from a reputable guy like Dave Burnette and solve the hassles.

 

The auto industry probably makes about half their revenue on parts and repairs alone. I would estimate a stealership makes over 1/3rd his revenue doing repairs, service and selling marked up parts...

 

This is why mechanics make good friends......everyone should have one so they arent victims to the stealerships!

 

This is true for ANY retail place. Do you think the shoes you buy cost only 1/2 what you pay? Try 90% less

 

Yea but who do you know that can actually make a shoe? Doesn't matter how cheap it is to make. The fact that YOU can't makes it valuable, period. It sucks that people/companies can add artificial value to things but unless we can reproduce the product/service we're stuck with it.

 

ha. i always get about 30 percent discount at the stealership but i hardly go. most of the mechanic ****s i get for cheap. i got 6 brand new coilpacks and ngk plats brand new for 150..

my boys a Mechanic for them...yea you know how it goes

 

You have to shop around, call all the dealers in your area. The price from dealer-to-dealer in one area alone is really big. An part may cost $3 at one and $10 at another. Also, don't buy parts from a place that also deals in high end cars like Infinity, Lexus, or the like. They tend to have very high parts prices, much higher than "normal", just Nissan dealers. Also, if the part is really expensive, you can call dealers in other states, and even with shipping you may get a better price. You can try http://www.courtesyparts.com/
Many people with Z-cars use them, and they will ship to the UK (as the Nissan dealers in the UK seem to have much higher prices).